have you ever been at this point
By jhl930
@jhl930 (3601)
United States
August 21, 2008 8:09pm CST
i know that we have all had some hard times in our life and sometimes some of us have been to the point where you just want to say i have had enough and i can't take it anymore when things start going really bad, i know that i have had those times and some of them have been lately honestly, so i was just wondering about all of you here on mylot, have you ever had that point in your life and if you have what made you come out of it? like what did you think about that made you think that there is still hope? thanks for taking the time out of your day to read my discussion and i hope respond to it, and i hope that you all have a great day and the rest of your night is great as well!
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18 responses
@greenglitterturtle (2750)
• United States
22 Aug 08
hi jhl...there are times it's human to not want to suffer any more. there are times i wish that i could get away from everything and live a new and different life. but every day is a new day, and things look better after rest and a new day when the sun in shining. it's good to hang in there. you have a good day.
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@roberten (3128)
• United States
22 Aug 08
Don't feel as if you are alone, jhl930, most of us have some sort of struggle right now. This is an especially trying time for me and I have thrown my hands up more than several times. What keeps me positive and allows me to hang on for just one more day is my faith that all will workout no matter what happens in the end. I have to be strong for my kids; their father was one who ran from responsibility all of his life, if I do the same what will their future be?
I won't burden you with the details of my life but just know that this too really will pass someday.
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@marcialoyd (1173)
• United States
22 Aug 08
I am going through such a time right now. We have been having alot of financial burdens in my family right now. Plus I need some serious dental work done and haven't had the money due to paying bills.What has kept me going is the lyrics to a song by gospel singer Susie Luchsinger. "It seems it just won't let up. But I know it will with time. Gods helping me grow stronger with each mountain that I climb."I don't know why I am going through such a rough time right now but I do know that God has a reason for everything. It will make me a stronger person in the end. I just try to remember that.
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@pkraj111 (2458)
• India
22 Aug 08
Last year I had been at this point. I was so sad for no reason at all. I bunked the office regularly. Stopped going outsides. I locked myself at home. Later one day I questioned myself what is wrong? I found nothing. So, I decided to get a break from monotony. Been to my native place for a week. When I returned everything seems to be settled. A break from monotony is needed to stop getting upset.
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@bbjwlsn (263)
• United States
22 Aug 08
Hey jhl, how's it going? I am an old lady of 59, and I see from your profile that you are a young fella of 19. So, I have 40 years on ya, and I know you don't want advice from your mother or anybody like that. But, I have experienced feeling like this a lot of times in my life, so I thought I would tell you how I have handled it.
You sound like you could be depressed, and there is nothing about being depressed that is shameful. Sometimes, it is simply a chemical imbalance in your brain. Maybe, if you have felt like this for a month or so, or if you continue to feel like this, you should consider talking to a doctor. They are the only ones who can diagnose if you have depression. I have to take antidepressants or I can hardly make it through a day.
Anyway, if it is just a normal case of the "blues," you have to consider that you have the biggest and best part of your life yet to live. My God, you are almost still a kid! You have so much to look forward to. Falling in love, getting married, having kids. Yes, some days it seems like life sucks, but, trust me, this will pass.
If there is any thought whatsoever in your mind of doing anything to harm yourself, well, young man, you better put that thought right out of your head!! Now, I sound like your mother or your granny, don't I? LOL But, really, don't even think about hurting yourself. Things WILL get better. You just wait and see.
Tomorrow is Friday. Go out tomorrow night and have a good time. That is what young guys should be doing. That doesn't mean getting drunk! (Mom again)
You take care of yourself, and be good. Remember, you have a long, long life ahead of you!
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@dizneywolf (73)
• United States
22 Aug 08
I think everyone either has or will hit the point of just plain not wanting "to do it" anymore... I certainly have - and more than once at that ! And there are a number of things that keep me going - so to speak... One is remembering the old saying "nothing is as constant as change"... In my thinking - everything changes - including the moments in time when we "just don't feel like it" anymore - eventually, they do pass and we move on to another stage of our lives... My other "get out of it" thing is to literally - stop and look - really look - at nature... I can't help but see that there is beauty in the world - and although I may not feel so terrifically myself - I have to admit - that not all is bad...
Do something good for yourself - and the brightest of blessings and quick healing to you !
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@dementia88 (900)
• United States
22 Aug 08
yes and they suck. but you just gotta go threw it and wait until it changes.
im still in the point where things just keep getting worse and worse so i am now waiting it and riding it threw.
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@eveofsummer (94)
• Philippines
22 Aug 08
i have been at very low points in my life.matter-of-fact,i'm at the lowest point in my life right now.i feel like the world is crumbling in on me,and no one is there to help me,or at least understand me.i wish i could vanish from this earth even for just an hour,so i could forget the problems for awhile.unfortunately,i'm wishing for the impossible.i very well know that i have to face the reality.i am hopeful that this shall pass.
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@p3halliwel2005 (3156)
• Philippines
22 Aug 08
I had been to that point so many times in my life and still going through it. I just try to be strong for my children's sake but there are times I really want to give up. I guess I am just hanging at the end of the string of hope..Just when you are at this point think of someone you love most and a string would be more like a rope...Take care and God bless..
@TessWhite (3146)
• United States
22 Aug 08
Actually I'm at that point right now. I've struggled with depression off and on for years. Mainly when my health gets worse. I'm disabled and live with pain every single day. After awhile it wears you down. I'm also struggling financially for this very reason as well. A few days ago I told a couple of friends online that I am about ready to give up. I see no hope for any change in my future. I'm not really sure where I'm headed with all these feelings right now.
In the past when it got this bad I usually was given meds to help and referred for counseling. Neither of those things did alot. Usually I just resorted to self talk to tell myself that it WILL get better and I can change things in small ways. It helped in the past, but lately its not. Yep, I'm at that point, and I don't know what my future holds.
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@ShellyB (5241)
• United States
22 Aug 08
I had dark moments like that in my life and what made me move forward is the love that I have for my family. And the faith that I have in God, that each day I have a right to start anew.
I haven't had that feeling in years, it will pass for you too, count the things that you like and the people that you love, the passions that you have in life that you might have forgotten.
There are a lot of things to live for. Sometimes it could be a sunrise or sunset. And sometimes it ends up being that we were able to touch someone's life for a moment.
I also hope that you have a good day or night wherever you are.
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@alpram96 (95)
• United States
22 Aug 08
Many people go through phases like this when all the stresses seem to add up and it feels like you are in a hole you can't get out of. During these times, it is important to have a strong support system that you can turn to even if it just to talk. And don't be afraid to see a professional if it gets too bad.
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@kenzie45230 (3560)
• United States
22 Aug 08
I've had some horrible times in my 56 years. I've been abused. I've lost loved ones, jobs, been injured, been almost homeless. But there was always hope on the horizon. I always remember that my Creator loved me, that if He wasn't calling me home then I must still have work to do for Him here.
@krayzietam (832)
• United States
22 Aug 08
Unfortunately I think we all have times like this as individuals. The good thing is when we do overcome them, it makes us stronger and we have much more character and wisdom. Obviously when we are facing the situation, we are not thinking like this. We are just wondering when it will be all over. I have had some times when I think I have hit rock bottom, but I realized that things could always be worse and I am still blessed and better off than a lot of people in the world and maybe I shouldnt try to complain so much and just try to do something to fix the situation. It is really hard but I am trying to make an effort to think that way about everything. Also, if you are at the bottom, there is nowhere to go but up right? shrug.
@botoy123 (40)
• Philippines
22 Aug 08
Honestly.
I did came up to this point like when i was 16 years old...
Im 20 now... it was 4 years ago.. i left our house, i lived with my GF, i ate twice a day only, everything was condemned, terrible...
I said to Myself that time, Whatever will be, will be
@tjonys (217)
• China
22 Aug 08
Life is difficult for us in terms of ordinary workers. We are dealing with the day-to-day things will repeat the operation of a repeat. When some time we have the capacity not sufficient to solve the problem, we began tired of life.But life is so, we should learn how to live in such a fun find. . .